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If you have ever stood in the departure lounge pondering whether the perfume
is really any cheaper than it is in the UK, you would be right to hesitate
before handing over your credit card. Times Money has compared the
prices of a number of popular purchases in “duty-free” stores around the
world with the cheapest online and high street prices at home.

Travellers can still make great savings abroad, but it is all too easy to be
stung by a poor exchange rate or an uncompetitive offer. The key is to avoid
impulse buys and check the price of